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sheldon whitehouse read the same books, so we put this bill together. i couldn't be happier. could i not only not go home and say we did this good thing for the gulf of mexico and everyone came together and helped us in our time of need, but i could also look at our great friends from other parts of the country and say there is a portion in here for the oceans. so that's how the bill came to the floor, and one of my proudest days of my 16 years here in the senate was when this senate voted under the leadership of senator boxer and myself and senator shelby, voted for this bill, the restore act, with 76 votes. i don't think the transportation bill itself just got 76 votes. just to show you how difficult it is to get 76 votes. other than just, you know, immaterial items, it's hard to get 76 votes for apple pie and mother's day greetings. but we got 76 votes, and i was so proud. not only was it the right thing to do, a great help to the region that i help to represent, but also i thought very fair with the inclusion also of the land and water that was not part of restore but an
sheldon whitehouse read the same books, so we put this bill together. i couldn't be happier. could i not only not go home and say we did this good thing for the gulf of mexico and everyone came together and helped us in our time of need, but i could also look at our great friends from other parts of the country and say there is a portion in here for the oceans. so that's how the bill came to the floor, and one of my proudest days of my 16 years here in the senate was when this senate voted...
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no briefing at the whitehouse today. jay carney will gaggle as they call it, to reporters on board air force one. the big news, supreme court decision led by john roberts yesterday saying no, mitt romney. yes, american people. the affordable care act is constitutional, and it shall stand. >> this is the bill press show. what's my secret for sunday lunch? my little helpers... and 100% natural french's yellow mustard. it has zero calories for me, and a taste my family loves. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> good morning, everybody. happy friday. it is friday june 29th. welcome to the full-court press here on current tv bringing you all of the latest stories and there is one big story we have been covering from every angle and will continue to do so. a supreme court. a big victory for the american people. a big victory for millions of american families who could not afford health insurance before but now thing. that was yesterday's supreme court decision led by chief justice don roberts -- john roberts upholding the affordable ca
no briefing at the whitehouse today. jay carney will gaggle as they call it, to reporters on board air force one. the big news, supreme court decision led by john roberts yesterday saying no, mitt romney. yes, american people. the affordable care act is constitutional, and it shall stand. >> this is the bill press show. what's my secret for sunday lunch? my little helpers... and 100% natural french's yellow mustard. it has zero calories for me, and a taste my family loves. [ ♪ theme...
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whitehouse: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: madam president, in light of the -- first of all, may i ask permission that the pending quorum call be lifted? the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: madam president, i wanted to, in light of the supreme court's decision on the affordable care act, come to the floor today to bring just a few rhode island voices into the discussion that is taking place. one is a man in providence, rhode island, named greg who has a 16-year-old son. his son is named will. will has cystic fibrosis. that requires will to spend several hours every day undergoing the treatment that that dreadful disease requires. he sees a specialist four times a year to monitor the disease. he has daily prescriptions and treatments, and will and his father without this bill were looking at two problems. one, denial of coverage because will's cystic fibrosis was a preexisting condition, and two, lifetime caps. for people like will all around the country, this has been a real blessing because l
whitehouse: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: madam president, in light of the -- first of all, may i ask permission that the pending quorum call be lifted? the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: madam president, i wanted to, in light of the supreme court's decision on the affordable care act, come to the floor today to bring just a few rhode island voices into the discussion that is taking place. one is a man in...
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whitehouse: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: madam president, before i embark on my own remarks, let me say how pleased i am to have the chance to follow the senator from illinois. i have had the chance, madam president, to preside in the senate as you are doing now on several occasions and to be present on the senate floor on other occasions when senator durbin has come to the floor to speak about the dream act and his passion for the opportunity that it provides to young people who are here in this country through no fault of their own, who know no other home in the world and who will one day be great americans, people that will be leaders and performers and experts and scientists and really provide great value to our country. i'm delighted that he is doing it again. his persistence matches his passion, and finally with the president's decision the other day, it's beginning to reap some rewards, and i hope more to come in the future, and i congratulate the senator from illinois. my remarks -- and i'd like to ask un
whitehouse: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: madam president, before i embark on my own remarks, let me say how pleased i am to have the chance to follow the senator from illinois. i have had the chance, madam president, to preside in the senate as you are doing now on several occasions and to be present on the senate floor on other occasions when senator durbin has come to the floor to speak about the dream act and his passion for the...
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president obama is giving a little -- getting a little late start at the whitehouse. he won't get to the presidential daily briefing until noon. i hope he gets to sleep in a little bit or work out relax a little bit. then he has a private lunch in the private dining room with the crowned prince for abu dabai, mohammad binzayed. he will attend a campaign event at the jefferson hotel at 16th street in washington, d.c. tonight, welcoming members of congress, republicans and democrats to the white house south lawn. is it should be a beautiful night for the annual congressional picnic. jay carney back in the briefing schedule today will have a briefing today at 12:30. i will be there rep 'senting all of you. joe williams coming up next. >> this is the bill press show. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> hey, good morning, everybody. it's wednesday june 27th. good to see you today. welcome to the full-court press. your new morning show on current tv, the online progressive morning show anywhere on cable t.v. in this entire country. we have a lot to talk about this morning, very exci
president obama is giving a little -- getting a little late start at the whitehouse. he won't get to the presidential daily briefing until noon. i hope he gets to sleep in a little bit or work out relax a little bit. then he has a private lunch in the private dining room with the crowned prince for abu dabai, mohammad binzayed. he will attend a campaign event at the jefferson hotel at 16th street in washington, d.c. tonight, welcoming members of congress, republicans and democrats to the white...
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i'm going to yield to senator whitehouse and then senator lee and senator schumer is coming to take over the gavel. but thank you all for being here. we'll chat more. >> thank you, chairman. i wonder if i could ask any of the witnesses to speak for a moment about the procedure known as voter caging and the history of that kind of activity and the extent to which this would be addressed. . >> you can go. start. >> ms. house? >> so, voter caging is another type of deceptive intimidation tactic that has also been occurring. >> can you describe it dpr the record of this hearing? >> absolutely. it is essentially kind of a term of art that is usually used in marketing.
i'm going to yield to senator whitehouse and then senator lee and senator schumer is coming to take over the gavel. but thank you all for being here. we'll chat more. >> thank you, chairman. i wonder if i could ask any of the witnesses to speak for a moment about the procedure known as voter caging and the history of that kind of activity and the extent to which this would be addressed. . >> you can go. start. >> ms. house? >> so, voter caging is another type of...
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bipartisan support for an amendment i introduced along with congressman hal rogers in kentucky and senator whitehouse. there is a prescription drug abuse problem throughout the country but in ohio we've been hit hard by this and one of the issues i had found in going to a town hall in southern ohio was the fact the state prescription drug monitoring programs couldn't communicate and operate across state lines. this town hall i did with director gil gorlakowski, the director kindly came to important smith, ohio in july, 2011, in southern ohio, an area that's been a center of prescription drug abuse and interstate drug trafficking, right across the river from kentucky and near west virginia, so it's an interstate area. prescription drug abuse has devastated the county in which portsmouth sits, as well as other counties in the area. because of the hard work of the community leaders and federal and state law enforcement there has been some momentum. we're beginning to turn things arou -- around, pill shops are being closed. one critical tool they told me they needed was prescription drug monitoring progr
bipartisan support for an amendment i introduced along with congressman hal rogers in kentucky and senator whitehouse. there is a prescription drug abuse problem throughout the country but in ohio we've been hit hard by this and one of the issues i had found in going to a town hall in southern ohio was the fact the state prescription drug monitoring programs couldn't communicate and operate across state lines. this town hall i did with director gil gorlakowski, the director kindly came to...
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. >> the chair will note that no one displaces sheldon whitehouse or his legislation. >> ms. house, i want to ask if you want to respond to mr. park's assertion that federal law in this area is sufficient as it now exists or at least could cover much or most of the conduct that you were concerned about. >> sure. mr. park indicated correctly level b is civil and so it does not criminalize or address deceptive tactics and neither do other federal statutes. in fact, there are other conspiracy laws dealing with intimidation and they have not been utilized in a manner necessary to get to specific issues regarding flyers such as this. >> is there nonutilization due to the law being inadequate or -- >> it's inadequate. it's not been -- it's both inadequate and not been utilized by law enforcement authority in order to prosecute these type of claims. the department of justice indicated as such that this is why they support this type of legislation because it would enable them to be very directed in addressing these types of deceptive tactics and flyers. >> with regard to state law, a
. >> the chair will note that no one displaces sheldon whitehouse or his legislation. >> ms. house, i want to ask if you want to respond to mr. park's assertion that federal law in this area is sufficient as it now exists or at least could cover much or most of the conduct that you were concerned about. >> sure. mr. park indicated correctly level b is civil and so it does not criminalize or address deceptive tactics and neither do other federal statutes. in fact, there are...
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isle yield to senator whitehouse and then senator lee and senator schumer is coming over to take over the gavel. thank you all for being we're. we'll chat more. >> thank you, chairman. i wonder if i could ask any of the witnesses to speak for a moment about the procedure known as voter caging. the history of that kind of activity and the extent to which this would be addressed by the measure you're describing. >> you can go. >> ms. house. >> sure. so voter caging is another type of deceptive and intimidation tactic that's also been occurring. >> can you describe it for the record? >> absolutely. it is essentially kind of a term of art that is usually used in marketing but now it's essent l essentially when people -- when organizations are those that attempt to send materials or documentation to verify our residency and if that information is sent back and is not verified by
isle yield to senator whitehouse and then senator lee and senator schumer is coming over to take over the gavel. thank you all for being we're. we'll chat more. >> thank you, chairman. i wonder if i could ask any of the witnesses to speak for a moment about the procedure known as voter caging. the history of that kind of activity and the extent to which this would be addressed by the measure you're describing. >> you can go. >> ms. house. >> sure. so voter caging is...
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whitehouse: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, the senate adjourn until 10:00 a.m. on tuesday, june 26, that following the prayer and pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour deemed expired, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, that the first hour of debate be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with the republicans controlling the first half and the majority controlling the final half, and that the senate recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. to allow for the weekly caucus meetings. further that at 2:15 p.m. there be six hours and 15 minutes of debate remaining postcloture on the motion to concur in the house message to accompany s. 3187, the f.d.a. bill, with two hours under the control of senator harkin, four hours under the control of senator burr and 15 minutes under the control of senator paul. the presiding officer: without objec
whitehouse: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, the senate adjourn until 10:00 a.m. on tuesday, june 26, that following the prayer and pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour deemed expired, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, that the first hour of debate be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with the republicans controlling the...
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>> i was in a briefing about a week or so ago at the whitehouse where they sort of generally said they thought a lot of the bill would survive without the mandate. the question is: what happens to states that have already started to put some of these practices into place? what is amazing is that the republicans are attacking the mandate, first of all, because it's their idea. this is their idea. healthcare reform 10 years ago was a mandate. >> a cost containment measure. >> they are for it before obama was for it. >> absolutely. >> yeah. >> lost their idea. and said we better come up with something else. >> it was sold by the insurance companibs companies and the heritage foundation as a cost containment measure. >> this is the cost that con conservative movement has and if you wanted to control costs which everybody recognizes you have to control healthcare cost if you have any hope of controlling the budget, this is one of the ways to do that. >> your maintainer point is that they say that the substance of the law survives even without the individual mandate? >> yeah. i think the num
>> i was in a briefing about a week or so ago at the whitehouse where they sort of generally said they thought a lot of the bill would survive without the mandate. the question is: what happens to states that have already started to put some of these practices into place? what is amazing is that the republicans are attacking the mandate, first of all, because it's their idea. this is their idea. healthcare reform 10 years ago was a mandate. >> a cost containment measure. >>...
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but him and his whitehouse aides are the continuity and it really is obama laying down the strategy. >> aaron sorkin, jeff daniels, emily mortimer and james mann when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: aaron sorkin is perhaps best known for his iconic television drama the west wing, it was 27 seasons and won emease. he won a script for the social network and nominated for another moneyball. he returns to television about challenges of reporting the news, called the news room. here is the trailer for the news room. >> this is news night. i'm beginning this newscast by apologizing to the american people for failure of this program during the time i've been in charge of it. what we failed is in the mystery. we took a dive for the ratings. i'm quitting circuits and switching teams. i'm going with the guys who are getting creamed. >> welcome to news 92.0. this is the news show. >> they're very young out there. >> this is what you can be badly at. >> this is george's country. >> you thought the russians
but him and his whitehouse aides are the continuity and it really is obama laying down the strategy. >> aaron sorkin, jeff daniels, emily mortimer and james mann when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: aaron sorkin is perhaps best known for his iconic television drama the west wing, it was 27 seasons and won emease. he won a script for the social network and nominated for another moneyball. he...
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you know, i thought it was actually really cool the way in which jay carney did that yesterday at the whitehouse press briefing, jay carney up of course white house spokesperson when he had henry from fox news was badgering again and again about this atf, about fast and furious, you know, saying where are the documents? where are the documents? when is eric holder going to cooperate? badge badgering jay carney and, you know basically carney called him out. he goes, you know, well, as you would know because with your channel, that is to spend enormous times focused on this you would know better than anyone else how cooperative, in fact the attorney general, eric holder has been. it's the moments of accountability, the same kind of thing you are talking about doing that i would love to see more of. you know, i think that whether it is in a white house press briefing or when progressives go on fox news, you know, being willing to talk about their coverage and hold them accountable for it and to, you know, keep in mind, say, sure let's have a conversation. i will go on your show, but if i do, we are
you know, i thought it was actually really cool the way in which jay carney did that yesterday at the whitehouse press briefing, jay carney up of course white house spokesperson when he had henry from fox news was badgering again and again about this atf, about fast and furious, you know, saying where are the documents? where are the documents? when is eric holder going to cooperate? badge badgering jay carney and, you know basically carney called him out. he goes, you know, well, as you would...
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.>> ose: we called the obamians, the struggle inde the whitehouse to definemerican power. indatoas moreacly tailof foreignicy in the fit uple yes s stadminion. than grge bhorce beyond h. in otherords, just about everybody in the admintration changes at the top levels. thers almt no one othern hillary cln unr ama who were before. but m and his whitehous aides e thontinuy and itreally is obama ling down the strategy. >> aon sork, jf daniels, emilmoim andam when we continue.icatio from o studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. rose: aaron sorkinis perhaps be own for his icic telision d the we wi, i was 27 seasons and w emease. won a script forhe social network and nominad for another moneall. he returns to television about challenges of repoing the news,alled t ne room. here is the trailer f the news om. >> this is news night i'm beginning ts newscast by apolizing to the aerican people for failure of th prograduringhe time i've been in char of what wfailede myer we tk a de for the ratings. i'm quittingircuits and i'm going with the guys who are getting creamed. >> wel
.>> ose: we called the obamians, the struggle inde the whitehouse to definemerican power. indatoas moreacly tailof foreignicy in the fit uple yes s stadminion. than grge bhorce beyond h. in otherords, just about everybody in the admintration changes at the top levels. thers almt no one othern hillary cln unr ama who were before. but m and his whitehous aides e thontinuy and itreally is obama ling down the strategy. >> aon sork, jf daniels, emilmoim andam when we continue.icatio from...
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safety and innovation act signed by 17 senators as followed, reid of nevada, harkin, whitehouse, conrad, reed of rhode island, coons, begich, kerry, schumer, mikulski, cardin, menendez, lieberman, landrieu, blumenthal, murray, carper. mr. reid: i move to concur in the house amendment to s. 3187 with an amendment. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada mr. reid moves to concur in the house amendment to s. 3187 with an amendment numbered 2461. mr. reid: on that i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be a sufficient second. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: you now have a second-degree amendment at the desk i wish to be reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: is noter from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an anytime numbered 2462 to amendment number 2461. mr. reid: i have a motion to refer to the house -- i have a motion, mr. president, to refer to the house message to the health, education, labor, and pensions committee with instructions to report back forthwit
safety and innovation act signed by 17 senators as followed, reid of nevada, harkin, whitehouse, conrad, reed of rhode island, coons, begich, kerry, schumer, mikulski, cardin, menendez, lieberman, landrieu, blumenthal, murray, carper. mr. reid: i move to concur in the house amendment to s. 3187 with an amendment. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada mr. reid moves to concur in the house amendment to s. 3187 with an amendment numbered 2461. mr. reid:...
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whitehouse: i am honored to join my senior senator today to commemorate such an important milestone as he has described in american education. it was 40 years ago this week that president nixon signed into law the education amendments of 1972. including a provision establishing for the first time the basic educational opportunity grants which came to be called the pell grant for its sponsor, senator claiborne pell of rhode island. over the next four decades, pell grants would turn the dream of college education into a reality for millions of americans. today, more than ever, a college diploma is important to a young person's success. with the unemployment rate for those 25 and older with a bachelor's degree less than 4%, and for those -- and over 8% for those with only a high school diploma, the value of that college degree could not be more apparent. higher education provides the skills and credentials that many employers require in today's economy. in the decades following world war ii, the united states government made college and occupational mobility a reality for more americans t
whitehouse: i am honored to join my senior senator today to commemorate such an important milestone as he has described in american education. it was 40 years ago this week that president nixon signed into law the education amendments of 1972. including a provision establishing for the first time the basic educational opportunity grants which came to be called the pell grant for its sponsor, senator claiborne pell of rhode island. over the next four decades, pell grants would turn the dream of...
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last night we had senator whitehouse here from rhode island, and he was eloquent on the point. he had a picture, it was actually a norman rockwell painting, it wasn't a real painting, it was a wonderful poster, and he said here's a perfectly -- perfect american scene of a grandpa taking a grandson fishing. he says today in his state they can't really eat the fish. maybe they can once a month eat won fish -- one fish and in some of their lakes they can't even eat any. this is wrong. this is pollution blowing from other places into the northeast. let's defeat this resolution. it's bad for the people of this country. i yield the floor and retain the balance of my time. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: i would reword the question, who do you trust most, elected senators or unelected bureaucrats? i yield three minutes to the senator from kentucky. the presiding officer: the senator from kentucky. mr. paul: you know, the question is is solution getting better or worse? from all the hiss hysteria, woud you think pollution is getting so much worse. all meas
last night we had senator whitehouse here from rhode island, and he was eloquent on the point. he had a picture, it was actually a norman rockwell painting, it wasn't a real painting, it was a wonderful poster, and he said here's a perfectly -- perfect american scene of a grandpa taking a grandson fishing. he says today in his state they can't really eat the fish. maybe they can once a month eat won fish -- one fish and in some of their lakes they can't even eat any. this is wrong. this is...
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>> i know a lot of people at the whitehouse whitehouse. i don't work there any more. i am going to let them speak for themselves. i will tell you what i think. first of all, i think that probably most people find themselves somewhere in between obama and the media portrayal of occupy. in other words, most people i think, are glad that occupy existed. they think occupy raised all of the right issues but they are not willing to go out and get pepper strayed or sleep in the streets right now and most people, like this president, they are not in love with him. in between obama and occupy is a huge section of americans and those are people i think, who have the right ideas about the economy. they know that you are going to have to -- that we didn't get into trouble as a country. we dept go bankrupt because we spent too much money on scholarships and helping grandma. we went bankrupt because of two things: bush's wars and bush's tax cuts. if you are concerned about the beaumont, if you are concerned about about, as they claim to be and they want to have a balance budget, no
>> i know a lot of people at the whitehouse whitehouse. i don't work there any more. i am going to let them speak for themselves. i will tell you what i think. first of all, i think that probably most people find themselves somewhere in between obama and the media portrayal of occupy. in other words, most people i think, are glad that occupy existed. they think occupy raised all of the right issues but they are not willing to go out and get pepper strayed or sleep in the streets right now...
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whitehouse: thank you, madam president. it is one thing, madam president, to say things and it is another to say things that are true, so let us review some of the things that have been said on the floor of the senate today in the context of this discussion. one of my colleagues said that this rule which will for the first time require our power plants to meet mercury emission standards that other industries have had to meet and have successfully met for years, that that is now coming on, to use his words, too far and too fast, too far and too fast. the clean air act was passed 30 years ago, and specific to this, in the year 2000, e.p.a. began the process that has culminated in this rule, determining that it would be -- quote -- "appropriate and necessary to have a rule on this kind of hazardous air pollution being admitted by -- emitted by power plants. so here we are in 2012 and we're being told that it is too fast that utilities are obliged to comply with a program that was first announced as appropriate and necessary in
whitehouse: thank you, madam president. it is one thing, madam president, to say things and it is another to say things that are true, so let us review some of the things that have been said on the floor of the senate today in the context of this discussion. one of my colleagues said that this rule which will for the first time require our power plants to meet mercury emission standards that other industries have had to meet and have successfully met for years, that that is now coming on, to...
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. >> right now on that subject of the critical infrastructure, senator john kyl, senator whitehouse, barbara mikulski are trying to work on this compromise effort to bring the two sides together on what is the best way to secure the critical infrastructure power plants telecommunications networks. so, those drafts circulated as what that compromise looks like at this point it is early but a kind of lay out the framework of where they are going and the u.s. chamber of commerce said they didn't like what they saw. other trade groups in the industry also raised some concerns about it. what are your thoughts on that? >> we are applauding the efforts by those senators to try to find a balanced approach to how you deal with the critical infrastructure in this country and ensuring that it is protected against the cyber threats we know exist. has to be balanced. you have to make sure that it is not overly regulatory. you have to make sure there are great protections and make sure that the industry technologies can be deployed. that out when i am sure will change. i can't support that provisi
. >> right now on that subject of the critical infrastructure, senator john kyl, senator whitehouse, barbara mikulski are trying to work on this compromise effort to bring the two sides together on what is the best way to secure the critical infrastructure power plants telecommunications networks. so, those drafts circulated as what that compromise looks like at this point it is early but a kind of lay out the framework of where they are going and the u.s. chamber of commerce said they...
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and right now on that subject of critical infrastructure senators jon kyl, sheldon whitehouse, barbara mikulski are trying to work on this compromise effort to bring the two sides together on what's the best way to secure critical infrastructure; power plants, you know, telecommunications networks. so there was a draft circulated of what that compromise looks like. >> guest: right. >> host: at this point still really early, but it did kind of lay out a framework of where they're going, and the u.s. chamber of commerce said they didn't like what they saw. iti, another trade group in the tech industry also voiced some concerns about it. what are your thoughts on that? >> guest: well, that -- we are applauding the effort by those senators to try to find a balanced approach to how you deal with the critical infrastructure in this country and insuring that it's protected against the kind of cyber threats that we know exist. it has to be balanced, you have to make sure that it is not overly regulatory, you have to make sure that there are the right protections there, and you have to insure t
and right now on that subject of critical infrastructure senators jon kyl, sheldon whitehouse, barbara mikulski are trying to work on this compromise effort to bring the two sides together on what's the best way to secure critical infrastructure; power plants, you know, telecommunications networks. so there was a draft circulated of what that compromise looks like. >> guest: right. >> host: at this point still really early, but it did kind of lay out a framework of where they're...
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. >> bill, a marriage proposal at the whitehouse. friday's lgbt pride month reception, a trans gendered man dropped on one knee and asked his partner to marry him pities. scout is his name legally goes by one name. he had planned for almost a year to pop the question to lynn lynn margolie. the marriage will be a legal heterosexual marriage since scout is legally recognized as a male. in the east room. >> i don't know, man. >> that's a busy day at the whitehouse on friday. right? >> the president had time to head out for will you know in d c. this time with people who had entered another one of those contests for a chance to have lunch. they went to link-in restaurant. >> yeah. >> the hitll he ate an all-natural burger with which he hadder cheese, kale salad. >> it's healthier, small plates. >> sweet tea. >> sweet tea. >> that's not health. >> that's not health. >> the international olympic committee has opened an investigation into ticket sales for the london games after the sunday times newspaper reported tracts showing up on the bl
. >> bill, a marriage proposal at the whitehouse. friday's lgbt pride month reception, a trans gendered man dropped on one knee and asked his partner to marry him pities. scout is his name legally goes by one name. he had planned for almost a year to pop the question to lynn lynn margolie. the marriage will be a legal heterosexual marriage since scout is legally recognized as a male. in the east room. >> i don't know, man. >> that's a busy day at the whitehouse on friday....
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whitehouse: thank you very much. i come before the senate today to speak about a number, a number that has a particular significance for us here. that number is 400. why is 400 an important number at this point in our history? what's important about 400 is that it is the number of parts per million of carbon dioxide that has been measured this spring in the arctic. it's a first. we've never hit 400 before. for 8,000 centuries mankind has inhabited this planet within an atmospheric carbon dioxide range of 190 to hundred parts per million. that's been the range. that's the bandwidth that we've lived within. how long it's is 800,000 years? it's a pretty darn long time. i don't think there are any artifacts that go more than 200,000 years. if you go 10,000 years, you only see the beginnings of agriculture, people scratching the soil and planting things. so longer than our species has effectively inhabited this earth we've been in this happy bandwidth that has supported our lives, has supported congenial climate for human
whitehouse: thank you very much. i come before the senate today to speak about a number, a number that has a particular significance for us here. that number is 400. why is 400 an important number at this point in our history? what's important about 400 is that it is the number of parts per million of carbon dioxide that has been measured this spring in the arctic. it's a first. we've never hit 400 before. for 8,000 centuries mankind has inhabited this planet within an atmospheric carbon...
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whitehouse: mr. president might i ask that the pending quorum call be lifted? the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: mr. president last december the environmental protection agency finalized a rule called the mercury air toxics standard for power plants. this rule is important and it was long, long, long overdue. many americans might not realize that before last december there were no federal standards for mercury or the other toxic air pollution pouring out of our nation's power plants. 32 years ago -- 32 years ago -- congress directed e.p.a. to limit toxic air pollution from all big polluting industries. in response, e.p.a. set standards for nearly 100 industries across our nation. however, until december there were no such standards for the utility industry. the biggest source of mercury arsenic and other toxic air pollution in the country. now there are standards in place. estimated to the provide $ $3 to $9 of health and economic benefits for every $1 invested in pollution con
whitehouse: mr. president might i ask that the pending quorum call be lifted? the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: mr. president last december the environmental protection agency finalized a rule called the mercury air toxics standard for power plants. this rule is important and it was long, long, long overdue. many americans might not realize that before last december there were no federal standards for mercury or the other toxic air pollution pouring out of our nation's...
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whitehouse: thank you very much, madam president. we are -- one, two, three, four, five, six, including yourself, the senator from new york -- on the floor today on the majority time to discuss the jammed bipartisan senate highway bill. i just heard my wonderful colleague from georgia talk about how we're doing nothing and america is languishing. well, one of the things we're doing nothing on is passing a highway bill, which should not be complicated. but it is jammed up by the house republicans. as a result people in rhode island and elsewhere are suffering and i will be here throughout our majority period, and let me -- i think the distinguished senator from minnesota and new hampshire were here first, so let me yield to them first for a few moments each. ms. klobuchar: i first want to thank the senator from rhode island for his leadership in bringing us all together today. we have to get this transportation bill done. this is a bill that passed the united states senate with 74 votes, so we are here today to say to our colleagues o
whitehouse: thank you very much, madam president. we are -- one, two, three, four, five, six, including yourself, the senator from new york -- on the floor today on the majority time to discuss the jammed bipartisan senate highway bill. i just heard my wonderful colleague from georgia talk about how we're doing nothing and america is languishing. well, one of the things we're doing nothing on is passing a highway bill, which should not be complicated. but it is jammed up by the house...
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jay carney will be doing his press briefing today at 12:30 at the whitehouse. i will be there representing all of you when we come back bill burton from priorities u.s.a. supporting president obama with a new ad out. he will tell us all about it right here and ryan griffin from huffington post all in the next hour. >> this is the bill press show. ♪ >> good morning, everybody. good to see you today. it is wednesday june 13th. hello, and welcome. welcome to the full-court press here on current tv where we tackle the big stories of the day and take your calls at 866, 55 press and mitt romney, he is at it again says the federal government has nothing to do with hiring or firing teachers or firefighters but he is only wrong by billions and billions and billions of dollars. once again, well get into that and a lot more on today's full-court press. today's news update. good morning, jacki. >> good morning, jacki. good morning everybody. president obama is having a difficult time convincing independent he has the right plan for the economy moving forward. >> that's a
jay carney will be doing his press briefing today at 12:30 at the whitehouse. i will be there representing all of you when we come back bill burton from priorities u.s.a. supporting president obama with a new ad out. he will tell us all about it right here and ryan griffin from huffington post all in the next hour. >> this is the bill press show. ♪ >> good morning, everybody. good to see you today. it is wednesday june 13th. hello, and welcome. welcome to the full-court press here...
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charlie, that as an american citizen having been born in new york general hospital, i have my eye on the whitehouse, you know. >> rose: no, no. have you thought about it? >> have i thought about -- >> rose: yes. in other words, have you looked at david cameron and said in yourself when you looked in the mirror and said i could be david cameron, i could be that person. >> i think david cameron's doing a fantastic job. >> rose: you're in favor of austerity and everything that he and george os borne are doing. they say george osborne is not so keen about you getting that idea because he wants to succeed cameron. >> people should feel the top job is coveted and it's very important for the democracy that people should feel that. like it's a jammed jaw. >> rose: and compete for it because only because of the competition for it -- >> and will the country be best served. because it's only if you do have a ruthless process of elimination by thousands of people, which is an argument i make in this book. >> rose: i just want one last question. can you tell me whether you intend at any point to make a run for
charlie, that as an american citizen having been born in new york general hospital, i have my eye on the whitehouse, you know. >> rose: no, no. have you thought about it? >> have i thought about -- >> rose: yes. in other words, have you looked at david cameron and said in yourself when you looked in the mirror and said i could be david cameron, i could be that person. >> i think david cameron's doing a fantastic job. >> rose: you're in favor of austerity and...
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held a little brief news conference, made a statement, took some questions in the briefing room at the whitehouse where he made a statement that mitt romney immediately jumped on. this is what the president said about the economy: >> we created 4.3 million jobs over the last 27 months. over 800,000 just this year along. the private sector is doing fine. that was -- that was immediately leaped on by mitt romney. later in the afternoon the president clarified, when reporters qaim into the oval office president obama clarified his remark: >> it is absolutely clear that the economy is not doing fine. >> that's the reason i had the press conference. >> now, what was the president saying? i will tell you what he was saying. he was telling the truth for one thing. it is true. compared -- what he was saying is, compared to the public sector, the private sector is doing fine. 44.3 million new jobs in the private sector. 27 months straight of new job garote, positive job growth in the private sector. last month, there were only 69,000 new jobs created but those were jobs created in the private sector. at t
held a little brief news conference, made a statement, took some questions in the briefing room at the whitehouse where he made a statement that mitt romney immediately jumped on. this is what the president said about the economy: >> we created 4.3 million jobs over the last 27 months. over 800,000 just this year along. the private sector is doing fine. that was -- that was immediately leaped on by mitt romney. later in the afternoon the president clarified, when reporters qaim into the...
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at the pulpit of the whitehouse castigating whatever the name of the company was, and forcing them to vote yes because it required unanimous concept or something like that. it angered me so much, it troubled me so much that you have that much engagement by the federal government by the president of the united states that i sold my chrysler which i actually liked and bought a ford which didn't get a bail out, pays taxes doesn't have security loss carry forwards, made a commitment to its union in a traditional way. didn't have the hyper activity and ford i think is deserving of more praise than general motors or chrysler. >> rose: because they went out and borrowed the money beforehand before the collapse became and they were in a good position when they did come. >> kudos for -- >> rose: -- pay back -- >> of course they do because in a bankruptcy the debt is totally reduced. not only that, we now learn that when, because of lower debt service and because of china and other places, gm is making money, great. i'm all for that. but they're not paying taxes. they have a tax loss carry forw
at the pulpit of the whitehouse castigating whatever the name of the company was, and forcing them to vote yes because it required unanimous concept or something like that. it angered me so much, it troubled me so much that you have that much engagement by the federal government by the president of the united states that i sold my chrysler which i actually liked and bought a ford which didn't get a bail out, pays taxes doesn't have security loss carry forwards, made a commitment to its union in...